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Recognised as Colour

#76A1E9

  • #76A1E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#76A1E9 is a blue with RGB values 118, 161, 233 and HSL 218°, 72%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#76A1E9#76A1E9
HEX#76A1E9
RGBrgb(118, 161, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.6314, 0.9137
RGB percentages46.3%, 63.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(217.6, 72.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 49.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK49.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,774,697
CSS custom property--colour: #76A1E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#895E16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#789BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#42B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9BE76
Analogous#76DAE9, #8576E9
Triadic#E976A1, #A1E976
Split complementary#E98576, #DAE976
Tetradic#E976DA, #E9BE76, #76E985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#CEDDF7
Lighter +10%#A2BFF0
Darker −10%#4A83E2
Darker −20%#2266D7
Darker −30%#1B51AB
Darker −40%#143C7F
More saturated +25%#629CFD
Less saturated −25%#8AA6D5

Channel breakdown

R118
G161
B233
Red118 (46.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue217.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G A1 · B E9

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